Process of manufacturing n-sulphanilyl ureas



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Erich Haack, Heidelberg, and Adolf Hagedorn, Mannheim-Waldhof, Germany assignors to C. F. Boehringer & Soehne, G.m.b.H., Mannheim-Waldhof, Germany No Drawing. Filed Feb. 3, 1954, Ser. No. 408,031

' Claims priority, a ncafiaime-r an Fehz "11, 1953 i '4. Claims. (Cl. 2605-3911) It is known-that-N-sulphonyl ureas Ofplllpr general formula The methodzlofi preparingeNvsulphanilyl ureaszby 111161156? action-f isocyanates :witlr thelalkali salts :of 'sulphonamidea is; doubtless of": technical importance, in. so: faras? the:

Furthermore it has, been: proposed reacting sulphanilyl urea- (prepared from, sulphonamide and salts of cyanic acid ortaccording to another of the foregoing'vmentioned methods) with 'primaryamines, -NI -l R- in a manner anale ogous tq thereaction between ureatand amines for; the

I preparing of substituted ureas; Thist reaction has several or-less hydrophilic orlipophilicnature, respectively, of v the substituent R- (as it is the samewith'their other physiological and therapeutiequalities); Asia-measure may serve the blood-level, in whicht-stillwno disturbing symptoms arise.- Intthisrespectnmost. of the derivates of this group show a-favorable:behavior; therefore, the sulphon+ amidesof' the above. designed-formula possess a, considerable importance-in medicine aahigh blood-lcvelrbeingtimportant for most of the 'relevantdiseases However, as it is'known to those skilled inithe art, N-sulp-hony1.ureas are rather diflicultly to be preparedin a .good yield.

The usual manner ofpreparing,sulphonamides, namely by reaction between urea= or. itsderivatives, respectively, and sulphonyl chloride is nothpracticablet in,this case, products of polymerisation resulting ratherthanvthe desired N-sulphanilylureas. Therefore anumbers of-v other processes for technical .use hasbeen workedlout hitherto;

as a matter ofv factrtheyallthave, nevertheless, various handicapsr procedure is practicableiirspecialcases only, for example aromatic amines; it fails in so far as lower aliphatic amines' are concerned;

The reaction between amines NH' R andsulphanilyl ure (1)- phanilyl urethanes do not decompose to salts of cyanic acid in the aforesaid undesired manneron the other X s0 l Alk10 O to y hand, an alcohol is obtained during the further reaction,

(X here and fo1lowing=NH2aor a, gnounconvertiblerto NHa) The method of reacting sulphanilf acid" derivatives, for instance sulphanilyl chloride, with" the correspondent isourea ether is very unsatisfactory, because the intermediate sulphanilyl isourea ethers are very. sensitivesubstances,

which, by splitting off an alcoholic radical, may easily change to cyanamide derivatives or their. products of decomposition. As the transformationto the sulphanilyl ureas by concentrated hydrochlorid acid, the performance of which being per se technically difficult, is also accompanied by a strong decomposition, the yields obtained by this method are indeed very low.

(2) u'cts, respectively. Therefore, this methodis not gen- X--S02-ITTH+C0\ erally practicable for the manufacturing of N sulphanilyl r Me C1v ureas in apure state; the more so as the strongly acid (Me=alkali metal) The reaction betweemthe alkali salts of-sulphonamides thedesired reaction), the strongly basic aliphatic amines 'formstable and neutral salts with N-sulphanilyl urethanes, thusstabilizing themolecule. In thiscase, rather hightemperatures are to be applied in order to induce the necessary. spontaneous: decomposition, but at 'these temperatures the primarily formed substituted N-sulph- 'anilyl ureasdecomposeon' their part, for example under formation of isocyanatesand their decompositiontprodsulphanilyl urethanes and the likewise considerab1y:.. eid

' sulphanilyl ureas vwill form difficultly separable mixturea. Itis anobject of- -our inventionitoprovidea new tech However, the salts of-'N-sulphanily1 ureas react nical process of manufacturing the important N-sulphanilyl ureas of the general formula wherein X is an amino group or a residue convertible to such a group in a usual manner, and R andR are hydrogen or unsubstituted or substituted alkyl, arall'tyl, aryl or heterocyclic residues. By this process, the disadvantages connected to the methods hitherto used in this field are avoided, and generally good yields, in many cases practically quantitative ones, are obtained. Another object of our invention is the preparing of newand useful N-sulphanilyl ureas by this process, these com-' pounds being only diflicultly available by any of the methods hitherto known. Further objects will appear from the following description.

' One fundamental basis of our invention is the discovery that N-sulphanilyl compounds will undergo decomposition to undesired by-products by far more seldom if they are hand-led in solid state. A crystallized sulphanilyl urea, for instance, endures without harm temperatures up to its melting point, which in most cases is above 140-150, whereas it is rapidly decomposed to products of the cyanic acid-polymerisation and sulphonamides at the same temperatures when dissolved. Another observation being important for the present invention is the fact that the sulphanilyl compounds, which may be used as starting materials for our process (as described in the following), form with amines R2 salts or. addition products of relatively low solubility, which on heating decompose in interchanging the residue to the desired N-sulphanilyl ureas.

. Hence, in consideration of these facts the process of our invention consists in reacting sulphanilyl compounds of the general formula where X has the aforesaid signification and Y is an alkoxy, mercaptyl, acylamido or a sulphanilyl group, respectively, with amines (R and R as above), isolating the formed salts or addition products and heating same in solid state. The reaction products'may be saponified subsequently in the usual manner (X=NH Thus, there are four groups of sulphanilyl compounds, which are especially suitable for the salification and the further steps of our process: N-sulphanilyl urethanes, N -sulphanilyl N -acy1 ureas, N-sulphanilyl-monothiourethanes and N -N -disulphanilyl ureas. Heating the amine salts of such sulphanilyl compounds, there will arise by interaction (as will be understood without further explanation by those skilled in the art and as will be demonstrated in particular in the following examples) besides the desired N-sulphanilyl urea an alcohol, an acylamide, a mercaptane and a sulphonamide, respectively. These by-products are neutral substances which are inert as to the. reactions in question or may be continually removed during same'by simple means, respectively; no side re- .actions interfering therefore, as it is generally the case with the hitherto employed methods of preparingN- sulphanilyl ureas as mentioned above. It must be understood, that 'only such sulphanilyl compounds are suitable for our process which have in pposition an inert residue, iii. an acetylamino or nitro group, being easily convertible by the usual methods to the free aromatic amino group, because the latter in most cases may react during the subsequent thermic decomposition of the amine salts.

For the preparation of the amine salts being intermediates of our process may serve practically all amines thus enabling introducing without limitation all residues R and R into the sulphanilyl urea molecule. The for mation of the amine salts or addition products may be prepared according to any methods known for the manufacturing of organic salts or addition products (as such compounds may also be called); particulars will appear from the following examples. These intermediates are obtained without difliculty in an absolutely pure state thus enabling eliminating the undesired impurities adhering usually to the sulphanilyl compounds as well as to the amines to be started from. This fact is another reason, why N-sulphanilyl ureas are obtained with better yields or have become available when employing our process instead of the hitherto known methods cited above.

The thermic decomposition of the amine salts or addition products with N-sulphanilyl urethanes, N -sulphanilyl N -acyl ureas, N-sulphanilyl monothiourethanes and N -N -disulphanilyl ureas, respectively, may be effected without any medium of heat-transmission, i.e. by stirring in a suitably heated vessel. However, there may also be employed an inert suspension medium, which practically doesnt dissolve the salt and the sulphanilyl urea being formed. Such suspension media are, for example, hydrocarbons, halogenated hydrocarbons etc. The heating may be carried out under atmospheric pressure, in open vessels as well as in an indifferent gas, or, in many cases perferably, in a more or less high vacuum. The temperatures to be employed depend on these external conditions as well as on the substances to be reacted; thus, they may vary within a rather wide range. The optimal conditions for the case in question are easily to be ascertained, the aim being on the one side to obtain a reacting as quantitative as possible of the amine salts or additions products, and to avoid undesired decomposition of matter on the other side. Furthermore, the choice of the conditions depends on other circumstances: thus, the continual removal of a volatile reaction product, f.i. alcohol, may be advisable in order to favorise the expiration of the reaction, which otherwise might turn to the opposite direction with the result of an equilibrium.

By the process of our invention, not only N -sulphanilyl ureas which have already been described in literature may be manufactured in far better yields than by any other methods hitherto known, but many new ones have practically become available for the first time. Such hitherto unknown N-sulphanilyl ureas are often more useful than the known ones because of their greater activity and/or better compatibility to the human body. This is especially the case with N-sulphanilyl ureas wherein R is an alkyl, alkenyl or alkinyl residue, respectively, with 3 or 4 carbon atoms. It is, therefore another important object of our invention to prepare such derivatives as N -sulphanilyl N -propyl urea, N -sulphanilyl N -isopropyl urea, N -sulphanily1 N -butyl urea, N -sulphanilyl N -allylurea and so on.

Our invention will now be described by way of the following examples, without being limited thereto.

'droxide is Y 270 (theor. 257).

amass- I Example '1'. 1

47:1: g. of the'amm'onia salt'roflthe di-(acetylsulphanilyl) urea" (prepare'd'by' reacting.;the sodium s'alt ofacetyl' stilphonamide with diphenylcarbonate' an'ddissolving the. obtained'reacti'on product in concentratedaqueous ammonia-)are heated, wliile stirring yat an. oilbath-tem'peraa, ture iof' 140 C. until a" test-portion, shaken .withi-thetenfoid quantity:ofrwater.andv filtered off-front the insoluble part, gives no longer any precipitate of di-(acetyl sulphanil l) urea-a As soon as: this pointis, obtained, the mass is cooled'd'own, whereupon the tenfold quantity of Water and so much sodium hydroxide, while stirring, are added until a pH of 8,8 reached. Thus the whole of'the formed N-(acetyl' sulphanilyl) urea is dissolved, whereas thesu-lphonam'ide beingformed as a by-product remains-practically undissolved'; After filtering andacidifying' the filtrate, until a H ctr-2 is obtained, acetyl' sulphanilyl urea crystallizesin fine needles, which are filteredofi by suction, washed with Waterand dried at 50 C. Yield 23.3- g. (90%); titrated mol-weight 259 (theoretical 257). g The-product is= saponified' at 60 C. by means of 2.5 molof aqueous NaOH, until atest-portionis completely soluble in'5% hydrochloric acid. One neutralizes then with methyl'orange as' indicator, whereupon sulphanilyl urea crystallizes in' colorless, thin leaflets, which are filtered off'by suction, washed'with waterandidried' at 40 C. Yield 18.7 g;; titrated mol-weight 233 (theor. 217, or. 233. with 1 mol of water). The crystal water escapes on drying at 60-70 C., and one obtains thus a white powder.. V

The acetyl sulphonamid'e'," obtained during the process as a byproduct, maybe returned to the process.-

Example' 2 Thegranular, crystallizedmethylamine salt of di-(ace tyl-su'lphanilyl) urea is produced from a 40% aqueous methylamine solution of the crude startingmaterial; the mother lye, containing stillcertain quantity ofthe salt may be used for the next charge after having been re:

generated with fresh methylamine. In this manner a practically quantitative yield of pure, colorless-amine salt is obtained.-

48.5 g. of this salt are heated in a drying chamber to 1l0140 C. until. the wholequantity is converted. This may be proved by examininga small portion with regard to soluble parts, which on acidifying yield. di-(acetyl sulphanilyl) -urea. Asisoon as this, test is negative, the

heating is interrupted. The obtained N(acetylsulphanilyl) methyl ureais. separated from ,the, likewise formed acetyl sulphonamide by shaking themass with a solution of sodium bicarbonate, wherein the urea deriifative is' soluble and: the sulphonamide is unsoluble. After filtering the solution is acidified to congo reaction. Yield 27 g.; the mol-weight on titration with sodiumhy- The-product is of 95% purity, and the yield istherefore 95% of the theory.

The crude product is saponified without" further purificatioiiwith 2.5 mol sodium hydroxide at a temperature of 70. After neutralising up to pH 4 one obtains sulphanilyl methyl urea; yield 19.5 g. (85%). After recrystallisation from methanol colorless crystals are obtained having a melting point of 173 C. and a titrated mol=weight of 229.5 (theor. 229). V

'Ir'r the' same manner there are obtained from 49.9 g. of the ethylamine salt of the di-(acetylamino benzene sulphonyl) urea about 80% of N -sulphanilyl N -ethyl urea with a melting point of 160 and of the titrated molw'eight of '243 (theor. 243).

Example 3 By adding crude di-(p-methylcarbamido benzene sulphonyl) urea, obtained from diphenyl carbonate and the methylurethane of sulphonamide to an aqueous solution of 30% n-propylarnine there is obtained the crystallized salt; the-yield" of "which may be made a-practical bne V re-utilising the motherliqu'or after having been regenf 'eratedwith fresh propylamine.

54.5 g; of this salt are heated in an air ba'thof about (3., while stirring. The end of 'the'reaction is established by the determination of the still soluble p'art of undecomposed salt, as above'described. Hereafter one works up as described'in Example 2. The precipitated crude (p-methylcarbamido benzene sulphonyl) *propyl ureais added to a c'oncentratedsolution of sodium --hydroxide at 70 C. (2.5 mol calculated on the used salt), until the product has become completely soluble in hydrochloric acid. The solution is; diluted with water and. 7

treated with charcoal, whereupon the pure filtrate. is precipitated by neutralising it with hydrochloric acid-up to pH 4. The obtained sulphanilyl n-propyl urea, which N -(p-aminobenzene sulphonyl) N -allyl urea 109 F. N -(p-aminobenzene sulphonyl) N -n-butyl urea. 14l/l42 F.

Also the correspondent secondary butyh, isopropyl iso-' amyl-, N-hexyl-, cyclohexyl-, as wellas thecrotyl compounds maybe easily prepared in the same manner. With the higher amines, however, the lower solubility of the amine salts in water must be considered; it is better to start in these cases from less concentrated amine solutions in order to get pure products;

Example 4 40.6 g: of the benzylamine'salt'of N -(acetyl'sulph-anilyl) N -acetyl urea (obtained by. reacting the sodium salt of acetyl sulphonamide with N-acetyl urethane) are heated in a drying chamber up to until no more soluble benzylarnine salt is present in the mass.- New heating is interrupted and the reaction product suspended-with 20 parts of'water, whereby the formed acetamide and small quantities of impurities are dissolved." The crude acetylsulphanilyl benzyl urea is filtered andwashed with i water.. On saponification with-2.-5 mol NaOHin aqueous solution at 70, precipitation by hydrochloric acid at pH 4, and recrystallisationof the precipit'atefrom"80% ethanol'one obtains the pure: sulphanilyl benzyl urea a melting. point of 199-200 and mol-weightv 305i yield 7 i 80% I a In the same manner the N -sulphanilyl N -phenylethyl urea-may be produced by means of phenylethyl-amine by'meansof'homoveratryl amine. 1

Instead of the N -(p-acetylamino benzene'sulphoriyl) N -acety1 urea there may be used with the sameresult the'correspondent N -isovalerianyl urea; obtained from the sodium salt of acetylsulphonamide and isovalerianyl urethane.

and. Ni-sulphanilyl 'N 3,4-dimethoxy-phenylethyl) urea The salt which is formed by shaking 45.4 g. of di- (acetyl sulphanilyl) urea and 9,3 g. aniline ind-0% alcohol and evaporating the alcohol in vacuo is sus pended in the threefold quantity of neutral paraffin-oil, and the mass is heated up to 150 for about three hours while stirring. After cooling down the reaction mixture is diluted with the same'quantity of petrol ether. The precipitate is filtered by suction andwashe'd 'withpetrol ether.

"whereupon exactly 1 mol of caustic soda r e is added} The dried mass, which consists of (acetyl sul'ph- V anilyl) phenyl urea and acetyl sulphonamidein equal parts, is suspended in the fortyfold ,quantity of' water,

The-stirring is continued until nothing more is :diSSOlVECL Then the undissolved acetyl sulphonamide is filtered off by suction. The solution is made congo acid, and the thus obtained precipitate is saponified with 2.5 mol of sodium hydroxide at 70-80 C. By adding hydrochloric acid to the mixture up to pH 4, one obtains 23 g. (79%) of N sulphanilyl N -phenyl urea, which after the crys tallisation from 80% alcohol forms colorless crystals; M.P. 171, titrated mol-weight 293-294 (calc. 291).

Instead of the paraffin-oil there may be used other indifferent media, for instance monochlorbenzene, dichlorbenzene, xylene, anisol, nitrobenzene etc.

Example 6 33.1 g. of the propyl amine salt of acetyl sulphanilyl methyl urethane are heated in a round flask, which is equipped with a stirrer, an efiicient reflux-cooler and an ice-cooled recipient-vessel in water-jet vacuo up to 130-140. As soon as the reaction temperature is reached, methanol is formed which partially condenses in the deep-cooled recipient-vessel. The reaction is finished as soon as no more methanol is split off. Then the mass is cooled and a solid residue of N -acetylsulphanilyl N -propyl urea without any by-products is obtained, which is only adulterated by small quantities of acetyl sulphonamide formed by decomposition. The product is saponified without further purification with 2.5 mol of caustic soda lye and the N -sulphanilyl N propyl urea is precipitated from the mixture by means of hydrochloric acid at pH 4. Yield of the crude product 23 g. (90% of the theory). In the same manner also the methyl, ethyl, isopropyl and allyl compounds are easily available (s. Example 3).

Example 7 The salt which is obtained from 28.6 g. of acetylsulphanilyl ethyl urethane and 12.8 g. of p-chloraniline in 100 com. of monochlorbenzene results at the beginning as a viscous oil, but after'some standing and stirring it crystallizes to a solid and practically pure mass. It is heated in chlorbenzene as suspension medium till boiling while vigorously stirring. (Instead of monochlorbenzene, dichlorbenzene or paraffin-oil may be used with the same elfect.) By means of a short column with a connected cooler the formed ethyl alcohol is distilled 01f. If the quantity of the distillate doesnt increase any more (some hours), the reaction is interrupted. The mass is cooled down and then 500 com. of water and 4.5 g. of sodium hydroxide in the form of a 30% caustic soda solution are added while stirring until the whole is dissolved. Then the chlorbenzene is separated and additional 7 g. of sodium hydroxide are added to the aqueous solution. The mixture is heated until a test portion is completely soluble in n-HCl. Hereinafter the product is precipitated with hydrochloric acid at pH 4. During this process the crude sulphanilyl p-chlorphenyl urea precipitates in the form of a rapidly solidifying oil. The mass is sucked ofi, washed and dried; yield 26 g. (80%). The product is recrystallized from alcohol or purified over its chlorhydrate being of low solubility. Titrated mol-weight 239 (theor. 326).

In the same way the reaction may be carried out with xylidines, anisidines and other aromatic amines.

Example 8 From aminoethanol and acetylsulphanilyl ethyl urethane the crystallized salt is prepared in a solution as concentrated as possible. In case the mixture should not crystallize at once, it must be allowed to stand for some time, until formation of the crystal nucleus has taken place. The mass is then separated from the mother-liquor and washed with acetone.

34.7 g. of the crystallized salt are heated gradually up to 130-145 in vacuo, whereby the separated alcohol is collected by a cooler and a cooled recipient-vessel. As soon as the alcohol is completely split off, heating is stopped at once and the mass iscooled. The obtained crude acetylsulphanilyl p-oxyethyl urea is saponified with 2.5 mol of caustic soda solution and the reaction product is precipitated from the saponification solution by hydrochloric acid at pH 4; yield 18.7 g. of crude sulpha anilyl ,B-oxyethyl urea are obtained. The sodium salt of this compound melts above 200 C. Titrated molweight (with V n-sodium nitrite solution and drop-test for the determination of the amino group)=290 (calculated 289).

In the same manner one may also start from B-ethoxy ethyl amine and B-dimethylamino ethyl amine.

Example 9 Of acetylsulphanilyl methyl urethane and e-aminopyridine there is prepared in a concentrated aqueous solution the comparatively difliculty soluble salt. 36.6 g. of this salt are gradually heated in vacuo up to 130-145, taking care by vigorous stirring that the substance does not agglomerate. When the splitting off of the methanol is finished, the substance is cooled and the formed crude acetylsulphanilyl compound is saponified by means of caustic soda solution. The sulphanilyl pyridyl carbamide is obtained in a yield and may be purified over its sodium salt; mol-weight 316 (calculated 314).

In the same manner it is possible to convert other pyridine amines and pyrimidine amines, ii. the 2-ethoxy 5-amino pyridine, the 2-amino pyrimidine and the 6-amino 2,4-dimethyl pyrimidine into the corresponding compounds. The reaction with 4-amino pyrimidine is also possible, but somewhat more difficultly and with lower yields.

Example 10 N-(p-acetylaminobenzene sulphonyl) phenyl urethane is produced as follows: 20 g. of chlorcarbonic acid phenyl ester are added to 21.5 g. of acetyl sulphonamide and 35 g. of dry potassium carbonate in 120 com. of dry acetone While stirring, and the mixture is heated to boiling for 15 hours under exclusion of humidity. After cooling and filtering by suction the solid residue is dissolved in 350 com. of water, the solution treated with charcoal and precipitated with concentrated HCl until congo-acidity. After having been allowed to stand for some time the primarily precipitated oil has become solid. The reaction product is sucked ofl, washed with water and dried in vacuo: yield 26 g.; mol-weight titrated with NaOH 326 (calc. 334).

26 g. of this crude product are pulverised and added to a solution of 15 g. n-propyl amine in 50 com. of water while stirring. After initial dissolution the propyl amine salt crystallises in a practically quantitative yield. The product is sucked off, washed with free propyl amine solution and dried. V

The solid salt is heated in monochlorbenzene up to until the formation of acetylsulphanilyl n-propyl urea is practically terminated. The saponification of the crude product with 3 mol NaOH gives a very good yield of N -sulphanilyl N -n-propyl urea with the correct melting point of 141 (see Example 3).

What we claim is:

1. In the process of producing sulfanilyl urea compounds of the formula wherein R is an alkyl radical with 3 to 4 carbon atoms, the step comprising heating the amine addition salt of an amine of the formula wherein X is a member selected from the group cousisting of a carbo-(lower) alkoxy group and a lower alkanoyl group and Y is a member selected from the group consisting of a lower alkoxy group and the sulfanilyl amido group of the formula wherein X represents the same member as indicated above, in the solid state to a temperature between about 110 C. and about 150 C. until the amine addition salt is substantially completely converted into the sulfanilyl urea compound of the formula XENQS ol-Nn-o O-NH. P.

wherein X and R represent the same members as indicated above and converting, by the action of a hydrolyzing agent, the X.NH- group into the free amino group.

2. In the process of producing N -(p-amino benzene sulfnyl)-N -(n-propyl) urea, the steps comprising heating the n-propylamine salt of di-(p-methyl carbaminyl benzene sulfonyl) urea in the solid state to a temperature of about 140 C., while stirring, until said n-propylamine addition salt is substantially completely converted into N -(p-methyl carbaminyl benzene sulf0nyl)-N -(npropyl) urea and converting, by the action of a hydrolyzing agent, the methyl carbaminyl group into the free amino group.

3. In the process of producing N -(p-arnino benzene sulfonyl)-N -(n-propyl) urea, the steps comprising heating the n-propylamine salt of acetyl sulfanilyl methyl urethane in the solid state to a temperature between about 130 C. and about 140 C., while stirring, until no more methanol is split 0E and converting, by the action of a hydrolyzing agent, the acetyl amino group into 7 the free amino group.

4. In the process of producing N -(pamino benzene SuIfQnyD-N -(n-butyl) urea, the steps comprising heating.

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1. IN THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING SULFANILYL UREA COMPOUNDS OF THE FORMULA 